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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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PULMONARY
| First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | Total for Year | First Quarter | Second Quarter | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||||
| 1942 Popn., 157,200 | Private | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 43 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | – | — | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 46 |
| Hospitals | 35 | 17 | 52 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 188 | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 207 | |
| Dispensaries | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 80 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 84 | ||||||||
| 51 | 31 | 82 | 49 | 32 | 81 | 50 | 31 | 81 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 311 | – | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 337 | |||
| 1943 Popn., 163,100 | Private | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 43 | – | – | – | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 46 | |||||
| Hospitals | 29 | 14 | 43 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 201 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 238 | ||
| Dispensaries | 12 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 77 | |
| 51 | 28 | 79 | 51 | 36 | 87 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 56 | 26 | 82 | 319 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 361 | ||
| 1944 Popn., 162,960 | Private | 7 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 40 | |||
| Hospitals | 39 | 15 | 54 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 19 | 57 | 185 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 225 | ||
| Dispensaries | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 110 | 2 | — | 2 | — | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 118 | |||
| 60 | 33 | 93 | 51 | 36 | 87 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 57 | 47 | 104 | 334 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 383 | ||
| 1945 Popn., 173,280 | Private | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 36 | – | – | – | _ | – | _ | _ | – | _ | – | 37 | |||
| Hospitals | 35 | 23 | 58 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 186 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 220 | ||
| Dispensaries | 22 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 125 | – | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 131 | ||||||||
| Totals | 62 | 49 | 111 | 48 | 51 | 99 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 46 | 30 | 76 | 347 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 388 | |
| 1946 Popn., 209,910 | Private | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
| Hospitals | 20 | 22 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 43 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 162 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 22 | 184 | ||||
| Dispensaries | 4 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 40 | – | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 31 | 48 | 79 | 49 | 32 | 81 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 50 | 36 | 86 | 324 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | ||||